Spring 2020 Council Digest

Spring 2020 Council Digest

Held in Perth only three weeks before the UK Coronavirus lockdown, this Council was a very well attended event which facilitated wide ranging discussion over many topics currently before our Union. It was also the first occasion on which our Council was fully...
Disciples making disciples in Dennistoun

Disciples making disciples in Dennistoun

By Mark Morris, Minister at Dennistoun Bapstist We started as a church replant at the end of 2015 believing that God had not given up on this wee church in the East End of Glasgow. The church was an elderly congregation of 7 members and in need of much support and...
Small Beginnings at Kelso Baptist Church

Small Beginnings at Kelso Baptist Church

By Rob Jones, Minister at Kelso Baptist Church Lockdown itself has brought about the need to reinvent how to begin with this wonderful wee church of around a dozen believers and a rebirthed mission within the market town of Kelso. Being unable to move from Fife to the...
Our Mission is Mission

Our Mission is Mission

By Thomas Dean, Minister of Stenhouse Baptist Church One of the advantages of being small is that it should mean that you are more flexible and agile than if you were massive. You stick an oar in the ocean and you can change direction just like that, it...
Callander Baptist Fellowship – the story so far…

Callander Baptist Fellowship – the story so far…

By Brian Gooding, Pastor What’s happening? Its Sunday afternoon. I’m the Pastor and so far today I’ve watched several online services and, later today I’ll watch myself and some of our team as our weekly Sundays@Six Online service goes out...
How is God leading us?

How is God leading us?

By Martin Hodson A sentence in Joshua 3 has been going round in my mind: Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before. (Joshua 3:4) The second phrase resonates with our experience of living in the present crisis. We want to be God’s...
The New Normal and the New Future

The New Normal and the New Future

The habits of lockdown have become the new normal: staying home; social distancing if we need to venture out; meeting family and friends on screen rather than face to face; taking special care of people who are shielding. Lockdown culture has generated a renewed...
From Orkney to Oban: Churches adapting to lockdown

From Orkney to Oban: Churches adapting to lockdown

Seeking to be Good Neighbours in Orkney By Tim Proudlove, Minister of Kirkwall Baptist Church Orkney hasn’t had many confirmed cases of the virus, but many people have self-isolated with possible symptoms, and we are locked-down with the rest of the country. In terms...